Brage

Old Danish Dictionary - brage

Meaning of Old Danish word "Brage", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Brage can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) bryde itu; den ijs, som de tilforn hafide braget oc heme- ligen løsnet. Vedel, Saxo. 412; hand ofver muuren sprang sin egen hals at brage. Hexaem. 32; det gavner, at, du brager med hakke klimp itu. Raun, Georgica. 47. —
  • 2) pløje forste gang; levi vomere sauciare terram, som naar mand legger iorden, brager eller rister. Colding, Etymol. 649; brage, at bryde eller legge jorden. Moth. Smløn. Sch. u. L.: braken. —
  • 3) bryde (hør); frangere linumectine, brage hør. Colding, Etymol. 475. Smlgn. n. 0. sv. bråks ; nt. brøken. —
  • 4) ælte (dej); Moth. Smlgn, bager- brage. .— 5) tale store ord. Moth, Smlgn. Aasen: braka og braaka. — (

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛆᚵᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
t.
tysk.
n.
norsk.
nt.
nedertysk.
sv.
svensk.

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